Meaning of escort
”The Eiho Maru, which was escorted by Russia, was released yesterday.”
I found this sentence on the website of Japan's Foreign Ministry.
The fishing boat "Eiho Maru" was conducting illegal operations in Russia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and arrested, according to Russia.
If that is the case, is "escorted" a suitable word. Does it have the meaning that the ship was taken away under arrest?
Top answer
Snappy Does it have the meaning that the ship was taken away under arrest? No. Russia seized the ship.
- Snappy Does it have the meaning that the ship was taken away under arrest?
- No.
- Russia seized the ship.
- Russia says they "detained" it.
- Escorting is a good thing, and this was not good.
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SnappyDoes it have the meaning that the ship was taken away under arrest?
No. Russia seized the ship. Russia says they "detained" it. Escorting is a good thing, and this was not good. Anyway, you couldn't just say it was escorted by Russia unless we were told where to.
0Escort - The Russian military boats surrounded the Japanese fishing boat and forced it to go to a Russian port.
The Eiho Maru fishing boat was seized by the Border Service of Russia on May 28. It was operating between Japan's northern island of Hokkaido and the Russian Far East. The fishermen were taken to the Sakhalin Port. Moscow said the boat was operating in Russian water
0Snappy”The Eiho Maru, which was escorted by Russia, was released yesterday.” ... is "escorted" a suitable word. Does it have the meaning that the ship was taken away under arrest?
No. That sentence has the look of a less-than-optimal translation from Japanese to English. I looked this up on Google, and the main event was that Russia detained the fishing v
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